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![Richmond mother Kathleen Leopold (from left) hugs her daughter Zoe Hadjaissa, 8, while playing outside with her other children Lily, 10, Sam, 15, and Oscar Hadjaissa, 13. Leopold has four children, three of whom are autistic. Leopold recently had one of her stories published in a "Chicken Soup" book. She also blogs about her life as a mom to several children with autism.](http://bangordailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/10002181_H12770567-480x320.jpg "Richmond mother Kathleen Leopold (from left) hugs her daughter Zoe Hadjaissa, 8, while playing outside with her other children Lily, 10, Sam, 15, and Oscar Hadjaissa, 13. Leopold has four children, three of whom are autistic. Leopold recently had one of her stories published in a "Chicken Soup\" book. She also blogs about her life as a mom to several children with autism.")
‘We would like to have a job’: Stress increases for workers laid off from Great Northern Paper Co.
EAST MILLINOCKET, Maine — As the owners of a local paper mill negotiate with their electricity supplier on a revenue-sharing agreement and ponder whether to …
‘Our lives are not tragedies’: Richmond mom raising awareness of autism
RICHMOND, Maine — Kathleen Leopold is first and foremost a mother of four children. Three of them have autism spectrum disorders. To raise awareness and …
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‘He’s ugly, but he deserves to live’: Turkey vulture rescued after being stuck in tree for 28 hours
CLIFTON, Maine — On Tuesday night Deanna Reed, a design associate at Dorsey Furniture in Holden, couldn’t sleep. Instead, she lay in bed turning over …
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‘Oh my God, we are dead meat’: NH snowmobilers face off with Maine moose
16 mins ago Warning: The above video contains strong language. JACKMAN, Maine — …
Easton voters approve $1 million municipal budget
EASTON, Maine — During the annual town meeting earlier this …
Aroostook broadcaster lends voice to nationwide radio ads
2 hours ago HOULTON, Maine — The voice of WHOU-FM’s morning program may …
NOTES FROM A CORNER OF THE COUNTRY (blog)
“Checks and balances” are misused, paralyze government
The checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution and state …75 years after ‘Grapes of Wrath,’ we need a Ma Joad in Washington
After its publication 75 years ago this month, “The Grapes …
Head-on crash kills Massachusetts couple in Waldoboro on Friday afternoon
WALDOBORO, Maine — A Massachusetts couple was killed in a …- Trio arrested in connection with rash of break-ins in Orrington, Veazie
- Bill Cohen favors Jeb Bush in 2016, says Iran may not rein in nuclear program after weak US response to Ukraine situation
- Greenbush woman admits to stealing more than $3,400 from postal funds to pay taxes
- Calls against hate mount as victims of anti-Semitic gunman in Kansas mourned
- Scalia criticizes historic Supreme Court ruling on freedom of the press
